You should see what happens with 100 segments as if it were a bullwhip. Does chaotic motion deteriorate as more segments are added or does it get crazier. Also the chaotic motion might get confined to the very ends of the chain. You should do it and let me know.

So what I would do is see if you can rent some nepal evos or mont blancs and take them on a big day hike to see if they work with your foot. Getting the right size is important. Narrow is down to the brand and size

Then I would spend the next few months rigorously searching kijiji, FB buy and sell groups, etc. until you find somebody selling their boot (probably because they bought a poorly fitting boot).

In the end, you'll likely save $$ and you'll end up with a boot you can use in winter. The summer mountaineering boots are nice but if you're on a student budget, this makes the most sense to me

It's not patently false. I guess you could say 'all the time' is subjective because its not like somebody dies every second, but I'm so sick of your fucking semantic-arguing bullshit that I'm not going to engage.

On the other hand, you have absolutely no grounds to make that last claim. You literally pulled it out of your fucking ass, you clown. There are no figures that support that claim. So I'm going to call you on it. Where's your source?